East Braces for a WallopingWall Street JournalCommercial fishermen on North Carolina's Outer Banks are getting ready for Hurricane Irene by tying up their boats, and trying to leave enough slack to keep the lines from snapping. WSJ's Valerie Bauerlein reports. Residents and businesses up and down ...Hurricane Irene weakens to Category 1USA TodayWinds, rain pound North Carolina as Hurricane Irene closes inCNNHurricane Irene's force felt in North CarolinaChicago Sun-TimesSeattle Post Intelligencer -Washington Post -Los Angeles Timesall 18,402 news articles »